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The Iron Maiden Tour 1980

April – December 1980

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 Immediately after the end of the Metal For Muthas tour, Iron Maiden received the chance to open for Judas Priest's British Steel tour. While on tour in the U.K. with Judas Priest, Maiden's debut studio album Iron Maiden, was released, which exploded into the charts at number 4! When the British Steel tour ended, Maiden performed an extensive U.K. tour of their own, which included four sold-out dates at the Marquee in London and an appearance at the prestigious Reading Festival. Then in August Iron Maiden joined Kiss for their European tour, but did not open for Kiss in the U.K, since they had already completed two U.K. tours already that year. It was while touring in Europe with Kiss that it became evident to the band that Dennis Stratton's musical direction was incompatible with Maiden's, and in the autumn Stratton was replaced by Urchin guitarist Adrian Smith. The last gig of the year occurred in December at London's Rainbow Theatre while the band was in the process of recording the Killers album. Despite technical problems which forced the last half of the show to be played twice, Maiden succeeded in recording the footage of what was to become the first Iron Maiden video.

During the Iron Maiden Tour, Maiden headlined some U.K. shows as well as opening for Kiss, UFO, Judas Priest and Humble Pie. They also may have played with some of the bands listed in the previous tour.

The following setlist is from their Reading Festival appearance. I don't know much about the setlist for the U.K. and European tours, but since they were mostly an opening act it was probably not much different from this.

 

Setlist (Reading Festival)
Intro: The Ides Of March
Sanctuary
Prowler
Wrathchild
Remember Tomorrow
Charlotte The Harlot
Killers
Another Life
Drum solo
Transylvania
Guitar solo
Strange World
Innocent Exile
Phantom Of The Opera
Iron Maiden
Running Free
Drifter
I've Got The Fire
 

Songs Played only on few shows
Women In Uniform

TOUR DATES

DATE LOCATION VENUE INFO
01/04/1980 London, UK Rainbow Theatre

Support PRAYING MANTIS

02/04/1980 London, UK Marquee Club

Support: TYGERS OF PANG TANG

03/04/1980 London, UK Marquee Club

Support: TYGERS OF PANG TANG

05/04/1980 Kotrjik, Belgium Wheel Pop Festival

First gig outside the UK. First time in Belgium.

06/04/1980 London, UK The Bandwagon
07/04/1980 Plymouth, UK Fiesta
08/04/1980 London, UK The Ruskin Arms

Support: TYGERS OF PAN TANG

10/04/1980 Grimsby, UK Central Hall

Paul Di'Anno was ill, so Maiden played a fully instrumental set.

14/04/1980 London, UK The Ruskin Arms
15/05/1980 Lincoln, UK Drill Hall

Support: PRAYING MANTIS & D.J. Neal Kay

16/05/1980 Newcastle, UK Mayfair

Support: PRAYING MANTIS & D.J. Neal Kay

17/05/1980 Dunfermline, Scotland Kinema Ballroom

Support: PRAYING MANTIS & D.J. Neal Kay

18/05/1980 Ayr, Scotland Pavilion

Support: PRAYING MANTIS & D.J. Neal Kay

19/05/1980 Aberdeen, Scotland Music Hall

Support: PRAYING MANTIS & D.J. Neal Kay

20/05/1980 Carlisle, UK Market Hall

Support: PRAYING MANTIS & D.J. Neal Kay

21/05/1980 Bradford, UK Saint George's Hall

Support: PRAYING MANTIS & D.J. Neal Kay

23/05/1980 Cambridge, UK Corn Exchange

Support: PRAYING MANTIS & D.J. Neal Kay

25/05/1980 Dunstable, UK Queensway Hall

Support: PRAYING MANTIS & D.J. Neal Kay

27/05/1980 Blackburn, UK King George's Hall

Support: PRAYING MANTIS & D.J. Neal Kay

28/05/1980 Wolverhampton, UK Civic Hall

Support: PRAYING MANTIS & D.J. Neal Kay

29/05/1980 Hanley, UK Victoria Hall

Support: PRAYING MANTIS & D.J. Neal Kay

30/05/1980 Swindon, UK Brunnel's Room

Support: PRAYING MANTIS & D.J. Neal Kay

31/05/1980 Saint Austell, UK Cornwall Coliseum

Support: PRAYING MANTIS & D.J. Neal Kay

01/06/1980 Bristol, UK Locarno

Support: PRAYING MANTIS & D.J. Neal Kay

02/06/1980 Malvern, UK Winter Gardens

Support: PRAYING MANTIS & D.J. Neal Kay

04/06/1980 Cardiff, Wales Top Rank

Support: PRAYING MANTIS & D.J. Neal Kay

06/06/1980 Cromer, UK West Runton Pavilion

Support: PRAYING MANTIS & D.J. Neal Kay

07/06/1980 Birmingham, UK Odeon

Support: PRAYING MANTIS & D.J. Neal Kay

08/06/1980 Sheffield, UK Top Rank

Support: PRAYING MANTIS & D.J. Neal Kay

09/06/1980 Liverpool, UK Royal County Theatre

Support: PRAYING MANTIS & D.J. Neal Kay

11/06/1980 Sunderland, UK Mecca Centre

Support: PRAYING MANTIS & D.J. Neal Kay

12/06/1980 Dundee, Scotland Caird Hall

Support: PRAYING MANTIS & D.J. Neal Kay

13/06/1980 Glasgow, Scotland Apollo Theatre

Support: PRAYING MANTIS & D.J. Neal Kay

14/06/1980 Middlesborough, UK Town Hall

Support: PRAYING MANTIS & D.J. Neal Kay

16/06/1980 Wakefield, UK Unity Hall

Support: PRAYING MANTIS & D.J. Neal Kay

17/06/1980 Leicester, UK De Montfort Hall

Support: PRAYING MANTIS & D.J. Neal Kay

18/06/1980 Chatham, UK Central Hall

Support: PRAYING MANTIS & D.J. Neal Kay

18/06/1980 Guildford, UK Civic Hall

Support: PRAYING MANTIS & D.J. Neal Kay

20/06/1980 London, UK Rainbow Theatre

Support: PRAYING MANTIS & D.J. Neal Kay

21/06/1980 Bracknell, UK Sports Centre

Support: PRAYING MANTIS & D.J. Neal Kay

22/06/1980 Swansea, Wales Brangwyn Hall

Support: PRAYING MANTIS & D.J. Neal Kay

22/06/1980 Brighton, UK Top Rank

Support: PRAYING MANTIS & D.J. Neal Kay

24/06/1980 Norwich, UK St. Andrews Hall

Support: PRAYING MANTIS & D.J. Neal Kay

25/06/1980 Derby, UK Assembly Rooms

Support: PRAYING MANTIS & D.J. Neal Kay

26/06/1980 Manchester, UK Apollo Theatre

Support: PRAYING MANTIS & D.J. Neal Kay

27/06/1980 Bath, UK Pavilion

Support: PRAYING MANTIS & D.J. Neal Kay

28/06/1980 Oxford, UK New Theatre

Support: PRAYING MANTIS & D.J. Neal Kay

29/06/1980 Swansea, Wales Brangwyn Hall

Support: PRAYING MANTIS & D.J. Neal Kay

30/06/1980 Poole, UK Arts Centre

Support: PRAYING MANTIS & D.J. Neal Kay

01/07/1980 Portsmouth, UK Locarno

Support: PRAYING MANTIS & D.J. Neal Kay

03/07/1980 London, UK Marquee Club

Support: RAVEN

04/07/1980 London, UK Marquee Club

Support: FIST

05/07/1980 London, UK Marquee Club

Support: FIST

08/07/1980 London, UK Marquee Club
09/07/1980 London, UK Marquee Club
11/07/1980 London, UK Marquee Club
12/07/1980 London, UK Marquee Club
19/07/1980 Oulu, Finland Kuusrock Festival

Support: BAD MANNERS

10/08/1980 London, UK Global Village

Support: ANGEL WITCH, URCHIN

21/08/1980 Cromer, UK West Runton Pavilion
23/08/1980 Reading, UK Reading Festival

Special Guests to UFO

24/08/1980 Lisbon, Portugal Cascais Hall

CANCELED
Due to budgeting constraints.

25/08/1980 Lisbon, Portugal Cascais Hall

CANCELED
Due to budgeting constraints.

29/08/1980 Rome, Italy Castle St. Angelo

Supporting KISS

30/08/1980 Perugia, Italy Stadion Communale

CANCELED
The gig was planned but never played.

31/08/1980 Bologna, Italy Stadion Communale

CANCELED
The gig was planned but never played.

01/09/1980 Genoa, Italy Palasport

Supporting KISS

02/09/1980 Milan, Italy Velodromo Vigorelli

Supporting KISS
The gig was originally planned to take place at the Stadion Communale of Turin

06/09/1980 London, UK Marquee Club
07/09/1980 London, UK Marquee Club
11/09/1980 Nuremberg, Germany Messehalle

Supporting KISS

12/09/1980 Düsseldorf, Germany Philipshalle

Supporting KISS

13/09/1980 Frankfurt, Germany Rebstock-Gelände

Supporting KISS
Open Air Festival

15/09/1980 Dortmund, Germany Westfalenhalle

Supporting KISS

17/09/1980 Stuttgart, Germany Sindelfinger Messehalle

Supporting KISS

18/09/1980 Munich, Germany Olympiahalle

Supporting KISS

20/09/1980 Kassel, Germany Eissporthalle

Supporting KISS

21/09/1980 Brussels, Belgium Forêt Nationale

Supporting KISS

23/09/1980 Avignon, France Parc des Expositions

Supporting KISS

24/09/1980 Lyon, France Palais des Sports

Supporting KISS

27/09/1980 Paris, France Hippodrome de Pantin

Supporting KISS

28/09/1980 Basle, Switzerland Sankt Jacobshalle

Supporting KISS

30/09/1980 Cologne, Germany Sporthalle

Supporting KISS

01/10/1980 Bremen, Germany Stadthalle

Supporting KISS

02/10/1980 Hannover, Germany Niedersachsenhalle

Supporting KISS

04/10/1980 Hamburg, Germany Ernst-Herck-Halle

Supporting KISS

05/10/1980 Leiden, Netherlands Groenoordhal

Supporting KISS

06/10/1980 Karlsruhe, Germany Schwarzwaldhalle

Supporting KISS

09/10/1980 Stockholm, Sweden Eriksdalshallen

Supporting KISS

10/10/1980 Gothenburg, Sweden Scandinavium

Supporting KISS

11/10/1980 Copenhagen, Denmark Brøndbyhallen

Supporting KISS

13/10/1980 Drammen, Norway Drammenshallen

Supporting KISS
Dennis Stratton's last concert with Iron Maiden.

08/11/1980 Munich, Germany Rock Pop

TV show – Adrian Smith's very first performance with Iron Maiden.

21/11/1980 Uxbridge, UK Brunel University

Adrian Smith's first concert with Iron Maiden.

22/11/1980 Leeds, UK University
23/11/1980 Redcar, UK Coatham Bowl
24/11/1980 Hull, UK City Hall
25/11/1980 Newcastle, UK City Hall
26/11/1980 Birmingham, UK Odeon
27/11/1980 Derby, UK Assembly Rooms
28/11/1980 Hanley, UK Victoria Hall
29/11/1980 Sheffield, UK University

CANCELED
due Paul Di'Anno having a throat infection

30/11/1980 Manchester, UK Apollo Theatre
01/12/1980 Nottingham, UK Rock City
19/12/1980 London, UK Marquee Club
20/12/1980 London, UK Marquee Club
21/12/1980 London, UK Rainbow Thearte

Xmas party concert and recording of the very first Iron Maiden Video

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